The Great Big Home and Garden Show in Cleveland II

Is this an elegant restaurant? No, it is a "Bistro" located in the IX Center at the Home and Garden Show. We arrived the minute the doors opened so it was a little early for lunch. There is, of course, a cocktail bar located in the center. The menu was posted on a large poster at the entrance and included nothing that would entice Mr Merry whatsoever. 

There were several food trucks located through out the IX Center, too. Unfortunately this one wasn't open yet. Looks interesting! 

Of course we stopped at an amazing bakery. Can you believe this wedding cake on display? Here are the ingredients. 

A second outstanding wedding cake. 

We did not purchase one of the cakes, but did go home with two Paczkis, two pepperoni breads and a huge Russian Tea cookie which we split for an after dinner treat. 

There were plenty of cocktail bars and beer counters located through out the facility. We thought it was interesting. Luckily they weren't too busy at 11:00 in the morning. A neighboring city just built a new Krogers and they also have a bar in the middle of the grocery store.

I did not take a picture of the long food court along one wall. We had thought about lunch since there were many types of foods we both might like, but the prices were a little high for us. A can of Coke was $6! We thought we would get on the highway and stop for a bite at the next exit towards home. 

After waiting through several light changes, we were only about eight cars away from a left hand turn on to the on ramp. Well, something happened necessitating an ambulance and two fire trucks. We drove into a small village and Google Maps was no help as it kept steering us back to the accident site. We finally enjoyed a long ride home on some back country roads, landing in a small town about an hour away where we had previously discovered a great little diner by the railroad tracks. It was cozy and warm and we enjoyed a great, late lunch.  

I still have more photos! I will be back with post 3.